ανεβαίνω

• αναβαίνω (anavaíno) (very rare, dated)

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀνεβαίνω (anebaínō) from the Ancient Greek ἀναβαίνω (anabaínō). The epsilon ανε-, from the aorist ἀνέβην (anébēn).^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /a.neˈve.no/
• Hyphenation: α‧νε‧βαί‧νω

ανεβαίνω • (anevaíno) (past ανέβηκα, passive —, ppp ανεβασμένος)

1. (transitive) to go up, climb

   Ανεβαίνω τις σκάλες.

   Anevaíno tis skáles.

   I climb the stairs.

2. (intransitive) to ascend

   Ο ήλιος έχει ανέβει ψηλά στον ουρανό.

   O ílios échei anévei psilá ston ouranó.

   The sun has risen high in the sky.

   Το ασανσέρ ανεβαίνει μέχρι τον πέμπτο όροφο.

   To asansér anevaínei méchri ton pémpto órofo.

   The lift ascends to the fifth floor.

3. (intransitive) to board, get in, get on (bus, ship, car, bicycle)

   Ανεβαίνουμε στο πλοίο.

   Anevaínoume sto ploío.

   We board the ferry.

4. (intransitive) to be promoted, move up (qualification, job grade)
5. (intransitive) to increase (temperature, blood pressure, atmospheric pressure)
6. (intransitive) to rise (water level)
7. (intransitive, computing) to be uploaded (passive equivalent of ανεβάζω (anevázo, “upload”))

   Το αρχείο ανέβηκε πέρσι.

   To archeío anévike pérsi.

   The file was uploaded last year.

   (literally, “The file went up”)

ανεβαίνω (anevaíno) is used as a passive sense of ανεβάζω (anevázo, “I lift up”)

• κατεβαίνω (katevaíno, “descend”)

• and see: ανά (aná) and βαίνω (vaíno)